Media and Entertainment

Media businesses sit between contract and regulation, and personality rights litigation in India has moved quickly. We handle the agreements and the regulatory perimeter around them.

WHAT WE DO
• Content licensing, distribution and syndication agreements
• Talent, artist and celebrity engagement terms
• Personality and publicity rights protection
• Production, co-production and work for hire arrangements
• Music, synchronisation and performance rights
• OTT and broadcast regulation under the IT Rules, 2021
• Cinematograph Act certification
• Advertising and product placement compliance
• Piracy enforcement and dynamic injunctions
• Media house governance and editorial policy

HOW THE WORK IS ORGANISED
Content · Talent · Regulation · Enforcement

KEY INSTRUMENTS
Copyright Act, 1957 · Cinematograph Act, 1952 · IT Rules, 2021 · Trade Marks Act, 1999

FEES
Fixed fee for defined scopes, retainer arrangements for ongoing volume, and time based billing where scope cannot be fixed in advance. The basis is agreed in writing before work begins and discussed at first contact.